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The Daily Pennsylvanian

Amy Gutmann


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This is a story that has been told many times. The precocious child from the troubled home perseveres. They get a full ride. They go to college. But, I have found that these stories conclude too early. They wrap up too neatly. I believe it necessary to dismantle the idea that admission to college marks the end of the struggle for victims of abuse.







1996 College graduate Alan Sepinwall definitely watches more TV than you. As a TV critic for HitFix.com, he watches dozens of shows each week “at a minimum.” This former 34th Street managing editor spoke with the Daily Pennsylvanian on Tuesday about that shocking Game of Thrones season finale, the growth of weekly TV recaps and shows he really doesn’t like. Weekly episode recaps — which Sepinwall helped popularize — were not always the preferred format of TV recaps. “It started online,” Sepinwall said. He began blogging about TV while at Penn, sometimes surreptitiously completing recaps of his favorite show, NYPD Blue, during an all-night editing session at the Daily Pennsylvanian office. “I had kind of fallen for NYPD Blue in my sophomore year,” he said. Once Penn students were first given emails, he began meeting other NYPD Blue fans online, encouraging him to eventually set up his own blog. At The Star-Ledger in Newark, N.J.





Penn Relays

Ivy League title? Nah. Regional championship? Think bigger. Senior Sam Mattis’ winning performance in the discus provided the highlight of Penn Track and Field’s performance at June’s NCAA Championships in Eugene, OR.